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PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 10603
26 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionCOL4A5 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
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discovery+0.23 p=0.551 n=9
replication-0.11 p=0.773 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.23, p 0.551)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 10603: COL4A5 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18), 95% CI -0.37 to +0.55. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: +0.16 (p 0.521, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: +0.29 (p 0.246, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range +0.02 to +0.28, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors +0.11 (p 0.658, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for COL4A5 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.